Remote starting system for vehicle and control method for the same

Abstract

Disclosed is a remote start system for a vehicle which activates a timer configured after a vehicle is remote started when a door of the vehicle is opened. After activating the timer, a fob (e.g., a keyless remote) is searched and certified once a driver's door is closed, a brake is operated, or a predetermined time has elapsed without any operation of the vehicle. Once the fob is certified, the vehicle is converted from a remote start mode to a normal mode. If, however, the fob is not certified the remote start is terminated.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A control method for a remote starting system for a vehicle comprising:
 (a) remote starting the vehicle through a remote terminal, wherein a remote start signal received from the remote terminal is relayed to a telematics module of the vehicle, which transmits the remote start signal to a signal processing means through a body control module of the vehicle so as to initiate the remote start; 
 (b) in response to remote starting the vehicle, activating a timer when a door of the vehicle is opened; 
 (c) once the timer is activated, searching a fob and certifying the fob when a driver's door is closed, a brake is operated, or a predetermined time has elapsed on the timer without any operation in the vehicle; 
 (d) converting the vehicle from a remote start mode to a normal start mode when the fob is certified; and 
 (e) terminating the remote start when the fob is not certified. 
 
     
     
       2. The control method of  claim 1 , wherein the remote start is terminated when a shift lever is shifted from Park to any other mode, a starting button is turned on, or the vehicle begins to move when the fob is not certified first. 
     
     
       3. The control method of  claim 1 , wherein when a door is opened while the vehicle is locked in the step (b), the remote start is terminated. 
     
     
       4. The control method of  claim 1 , wherein the fob is certified once the signal processing means receives a unique ID signal from the fob and certifies the fob is using the received unique ID signal. 
     
     
       5. A remote starting system for a vehicle comprising:
 a telematics module configured to receive a remote start signal for the vehicle; 
 at least one body control module configured to check operating conditions of the vehicle and receive a remote start signal from the telematics module and to transmit the remote start signal once the remote start signal is determined to be associated with that particular vehicle; 
 a signal processing means configured to receive the remote start signal transmitted from the body control module and check the vehicle's operational condition, and to initiate the remote start of the vehicle; and 
 a timer configured to activate when a door of the vehicle is opened once remote start has initiated, 
 wherein the signal processing means is further configured to search a fob and certify the fob once a driver's door is closed, a brake is operated, or a predetermined time has elapsed on the timer without any operation of the vehicle once the remote start has commenced, and convert the vehicle from a remote start mode to a normal operating mode when the fob is certified, and in response to not certifying the fob, terminating the remote start, 
 the body control module transmits a warning signal to the signal processing means once a door is opened while the vehicle is locked after the remote start is initiated, and 
 the signal processing means is further configured to receive the warning signal and terminate the remote start. 
 
     
     
       6. The remote starting system of  claim 5 , wherein the signal processing means is further configured to terminate the remote start when a shift lever is shifted from Park to any other position, a starting button activated or the vehicle is moved. 
     
     
       7. The remote starting system of  claim 5 , wherein the fob is certified once the signal processing means receives a unique ID signal from the fob and certifies the fob is using the received unique ID signal. 
     
     
       8. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a controller, the computer readable medium comprising:
 program instructions that remote start a vehicle through a remote terminal, wherein a remote start signal received from the remote terminal is relayed to a telematics module of the vehicle, which transmits the remote start signal to a signal processing means through a body control module of the vehicle so as to initiate the remote start; 
 program instructions that activate a timer when a door of the vehicle is opened when the vehicle has been remote started; 
 program instructions that, once the timer is activated, search a fob and certifying the fob when a driver's door is closed, a brake is operated, or a predetermined time has elapsed on the timer without any operation in the vehicle; 
 program instructions that convert the vehicle from a remote start mode to a normal start mode when the fob is certified; and 
 program instructions that terminate the remote start when the fob is not certified. 
 
     
     
       9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 8 , further comprising program instructions that generate a warning signal once a door is opened while the vehicle is locked after remote start is initiated to terminate the remote start. 
     
     
       10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 8 , further comprising program instructions that terminate the remote start when a shift lever is shifted from Park to any other position, a starting button activated or the vehicle is moved. 
     
     
       11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 8 , wherein the fob is certified once the signal processing means receives a unique ID signal from the fob and certifies the fob is using the received unique ID signal.